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Overview Sourdough Creek Campground is located at MP 147.5 of the Richardson Highway near the shores of the Gulkana River. The campground has 42 camp sites, including 4 accessible and 2 walk-in sites. All campsites are available on a first-come...
Wickersham Trail beings at the Wickersham Dome Trailhead. The trail follows a forested ridgeline with good views of the Alaska Range and the White Mountains. Trail will pass the junction with Trail Creek Trail at approximately mile 6. The trail...
Wickersham Trail beings near Wickersham Dome. The trail follows a forested ridgeline with good views of the Alaska Range and the White Mountains. Trail will pass junction with Trail Creek Trail. The trail will drop steeply at this point for...
Five Mile Campground is located approximately 4 miles north of the Yukon River crossing, at Dalton Highway milepost 60. Newly improved in 2022, it offers a vault toilet, potable water in an artesian well, the only RV dump station along...
The Salmon Lake Campground is located on the shores of Salmon Lake, one of the northernmost spawning areas for Sockeye salmon in Alaska. The campground is approximately 40 miles north of Nome, Alaska, and is accessed by a one mile...
Overview Paxson Lake Campground MP 175 Richardson Hwy Large boat launch and parking area for 70 vehicles, toilet, boater registration stand and information panels. RV Dump station – $10 fee for non-campers. 50 campsites First Loop: 20 camp sites, universally...
The trail crosses State of Alaska land before entering the White Mountains National Recreation Area. It is maintained in the winter and is popular for snowmobiling, skiing, dog mushing, and fat biking. The winter trail is often used to access...
The Bear Creek Trail is primarily a winter trail and not recommended for summer use. From its start at Nome Creek Road, this trail climbs gradually to cross a ridge before paralleling the Beaver Creek drainage. It crosses Champion Creek...
After leaving the trailhead, the trail climbs over a small dome then drops into the trees before the junction with the Ski Loop Trail. The trail continues to climb past Wickersham Dome then to the Summit Trail Shelter at mile...
Easily one of the most scenic drives in the Interior, the trip out to Nome Creek Valley and the Table Top Mountain Trail from Fairbanks winds deep into the center of White Mountains National Recreation Area, rising up hillsides and...
This loop trail begins and ends at the Wickersham trailhead. The initial leg of the trail starts on the Summit Trail and crosses south to the Wickersham Creek Trail then returns back to the trailhead. The trail climbs for one...
This mulit-use winter trail follows the Duncan Creek drainage through open meadows and spruce and birch forest. The trail climbs gently for the first ten miles before a steep ascent to a ridgeline with views of the Beaver Creek drainage...
The 3.4 mile Campbell Tract Loop National Recreation Trail follows the perimeter of the historic WWII Army-Air Force Campbell Tract airstrip garrison. The trail begins and ends at the Smokejumper Trailhead. The trail consists of improved and natural surface trails...
The Trail Creek Trail continues along a forested ridge from the intersection with the Wickersham Creek Trail at milepost 6. Within the first half mile is Lee's Cabin. The trail follows this ridge and climbs again for approximately 8 miles...
Ptarmigan Creek Shelter Cabin is located approximately 10 trail miles (6.2 km) from Eagle Summit on the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail in a saddle just below Pinnell Mountain. This small cabin is available on a first-come, first-served basis and...
The BLM built the original Moose Creek Cabin in 1986 as the agency began developing a cabin and trail system in the White Mountains. In June 2014, the BLM replaced the old cabin with a new 16 ft x 16...
North Fork Shelter Cabin is located approximately 10 trail miles from the Twelvemile Summit Trailhead on the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail on the back side of a hill. This small cabin is available on a first-come, first-served basis and...
One of the BLM’s first public use cabins in the White Mountains, Colorado Creek Cabin remains one of the most popular and accessible cabins, only 14 miles from the Elliott Highway. The 12 ft x 16 ft cabin sits next...
The original Wolf Run Cabin burned in a wildland fire in 2005 and was replaced with a larger cabin in 2006. The cabin site offers spectacular views of the White Mountains with jagged limestone cliffs and peaks. The 12 ft...
Wickersham Creek Trail Shelter was constructed in 1975 by the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and the BLM, and is an 8 ft x 10 ft log building that sleeps 2 people. It has a woodstove, cook counter, cook stove, lantern...
Windy Gap Cabin is not only the most remote cabin in the White Mountains National Recreation Area cabin system but it occupies arguably the most spectacular setting, directly across Fossil Creek from the rugged spires of the Limestone Jags. The...
Eleazar’s Cabin is named in honor of a BLM carpenter who directed the construction of 13 cabins in the White Mountains National Recreation Area. His first trip into the White Mountains was as a young Boy Scout in 1966. Eleazar’s...
Built in 1991, the 12 ft x 16 ft Cache Mountain Cabin sits on a terrace above O’Brien Creek approximately three miles above the creek’s confluence with Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River. The cabin sleeps up to six people...
The most visited cabin in the White Mountains cabin system, the BLM constructed Lee’s Cabin in 1991 for year-round use. The cabin is located seven miles from the Wickersham Dome Trailhead and can be accessed by foot, mountain bike, four-wheeler...
Located on a narrow ridge overlooking the Fossil Creek valley, Caribou Bluff Cabin offers spectacular views of jagged limestone cliffs and peaks. The 10 ft x 12 ft cabin will accommodate 4 persons. Cabins are equipped with bunk beds, a...
Located at 62.5 mile Elliott Highway, Fred Blixt Cabin provides a year-round, road-accessible getaway— perfect for a relaxing family outing or a trip to the nearby White Mountains National Recreation Area. The original cabin was built by trapper and prospector...
The BLM constructed Crowberry Cabin in 2007 to replace a previous cabin destroyed by a wildland fire in 2004. A picture window looks out on Big Bend, a craggy limestone outcrop towering above Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River. The...
Located at milepost 60 of the Steese Highway, Cripple Creek Campground has 12 first come first served universal design campsites, as well as 6 walk-in campsites. The campground also has a riverside day use area with fishing access along the...
North Fork Shelter Cabin is located approximately 18 trail miles (6.2 km) from Eagle Summit Wayside on the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail on the back side of a hill. Conversely, it is 9 miles from the Twelvemile Summit Wayside...
This small cabin is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is primarily intended as an emergency shelter. The cabin includes a water catchment system for collecting rain and melting snow; water should be treated before cooking or drinking. There...
This hosted Campground is located at milepost 82.1 of the Taylor Highway, near Chicken. The Campground is operated by the BLM and offers 24 camping sites, 18 of which are pull-through sites. An iron ranger fee-payment box sits near the...
This Campground is on the Taylor Highway (milepost 49), near the town of Toke. In mid-September, the Campground is usually full, with most visitors using RVs and 5th-wheel campers. There is a 10-day stay limit. An iron ranger fee-payment box...
Overview Brushkana Creek Campground is located at MP 104.5 along the Denali Highway. The 22-unit camping area with fire rings and picnic tables also provides three double vaulted accessible toilets, numerous bear-proof trash receptacles and food lockers, parking for vehicles...
Richard’s Cabin is named after Richard Platz. The cabin was constructed as a shelter to accommodate his mining, trapping, and hunting activities before the White Mountains became a National Recreation Area. In remembrance for his pioneering spirit and hard work...
Imagine the discoveries you will make as you explore Alaska's natural world with the BLM Campbell Creek Science Center. Situated on the BLM Campbell Tract, which covers over 700 acres of boreal forest in the heart of Anchorage, Alaska, the...
Overview Marion Creek Campground is nestled on the south side of the Brooks Range in the Middle Fork Koyukuk River valley. It offers vistas of the Brooks Range and has access to the nearby undeveloped trail up to Marion Creek...
Overview Arctic Circle Campground is located on a beautiful mixed forest hillside at the Arctic Circle. It was fully renovated in 2021. There are some views of nearby hills and the Kanuti Flats. It is located ½ mile east (uphill)...
A popular spot for photographs, the BLM’s Arctic Circle Wayside is located at milepost 115 on the Dalton Highway. The Arctic Circle Campground is approximately 0.7 miles to the east. A sign noting the Arctic Circle provides opportunities for photographs...